Albenrezension

Released in 2010 to mark the iconic, eclectic, eternally underground, progressive Irish folk-rock outfit’s return to the stage after 29 years, the two-disc Treasury: The Very Best of Horslips featured a lovingly detailed, 24-page booklet and 34 tracks, handpicked by the members themselves. It’s a great cross-section of music, allowing room for tracks from all of the band’s releases. From the lovely, pastoral sounds of Drive the Cold Winter Away, to the elegiac and bombastic 1976 masterpiece Book of Invasions: A Celtic Symphony, Treasury lives up to its name, providing a refuge for both longtime fans and newcomers alike.

Biografie

Gegründet: 1970

Genre: Rock

Jahre aktiv: '70s, '80s, '90s, '00s, '10s

At one point in the mid-'70s, Horslips seemed poised to become Ireland's answer to Steeleye Span. But they also had a shot at being the next Jethro Tull (only a better hard rock outfit), or maybe Genesis, or even Yes in their folkier moments. Those events never quite happened, but Horslips released half-a-dozen...